By Canadian Press

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Jan. 18

Jan 18, 2021 | 8:34 AM

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):

11:15 a.m.

Quebec is reporting 1,634 new COVID-19 cases and 32 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.

Authorities say today’s numbers include about 200 infections that were left out of Sunday’s tally due to a transmission delay.

Hospitalizations had been dropping for three consecutive days until today, when officials reported a rise of 31 patients, for a total of 1,491, and a rise of two people in intensive care, to 217.

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Quebec has reported 244,348 infections and 9,087 deaths linked to the virus since the start of the pandemic.

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10:30 a.m.

There are 2,578 new cases of COVID-19 in Ontario today and 24 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus.

Ontario is also reporting that 40,300 tests were completed since the last daily update.

Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 815 new cases of COVID-19 in Toronto and 507 in Peel Region.

More than 9,600 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine have been administered since Ontario’s last daily report.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 18, 2021.

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